Best Elementary Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 5862)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
060429011956	2131	Tournament Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36611 Champions Dr.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-0711	761	33	23	64.1%	139 (18.3%)	71 (9.3%)	404 (53.1%)	72 (9.5%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (8.5%)	$5,509							58.2	54.9	2291	160
062019002415	2132	Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2356	582	26	22.3	77.5%	67 (11.5%)	8 (1.4%)	449 (77.1%)	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$11,347							58.2	59.6	2076	56
061146001273	2133	Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-5	7731 East Muller St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3568	859	35	24.5	71.9%	47 (5.5%)	19 (2.2%)	778 (90.6%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$11,937							58.2	55.6	2249	116
061062010456	2134	Marguerite Montgomery Elementary	Public	K-6	1441 Danbury Dr.	Davis	95618	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 759-2100	451	22	20.1	38.1%	117 (25.9%)	8 (1.8%)	259 (57.4%)	30 (6.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)								58.2	54.1	2330	196
061692002155	2135	Idyllwild	Public	K-8	26700 State Highway 243	Idyllwild	92549	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 659-0750	269	16	17.3	75.5%	135 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	114 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.8%)	$10,752							58.2	54.1	2328	193
061752002191	2136	Hope Elementary	Public	K-8	613 West Teapot Dome Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Hope Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 784-1064	219	10	21.9	64.4%	68 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	142 (64.8%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$10,220							58.1	56.4	2216	80
060744000693	2137	Las Palmas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Calle Puente	San Clemente	92672	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 234-5333	748	31	24.1	47.5%	302 (40.4%)	3 (0.4%)	386 (51.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	$9,661							58.1	66.9	1713	424
062271002934	2138	Commonwealth Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	215 South Commonwealth Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 384-2546	506	29	17.4	86.8%	26 (5.1%)	14 (2.8%)	371 (73.3%)	80 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$11,432							58.1	46.8	2707	569
063942006575	2139	Torrance Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Lincoln Ave.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4500	543	22	24.6	56.4%	50 (9.2%)	32 (5.9%)	360 (66.3%)	59 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.2%)	$5,532							58	56.4	2214	75
060133208818	2140	Garden Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	3601 Larchwood Dr.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3460	341	13	26.2	87.7%	22 (6.5%)	44 (12.9%)	175 (51.3%)	52 (15.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	34 (10.0%)								58	48.9	2586	446

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.